Cleaning and calibrating a Brix refractometer every time it is used will ensure that colostrum quality is measured accurately and consistently. This will confirm whether the farm’s colostrum protocol ...

Many beef and dairy calves will be born in the next three months. As spring calving season approaches, University of Missouri Extension experts stress the importance of properly caring for newborn ...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PanTheryx, an integrative digestive and immune health company, today announced its poster presentation at the American Dairy Science Association meeting on June 21, 2022 at ...

Sarah Pick, senior knowledge exchange manager for AHDB Beef and Lamb, gives advice on how to achieve this. We also find out how AHDB’s strategic farmer Guy Prudom has managed to increase his weaning ...

Cold dark winter days affects the quality of cow's milk, a new study found. During winter the quality of colostrum, the first milk rich in nutrients newborn receive from their mothers, is lower than ...

A newborn calf faces the world without antibody protection from its mother — at least none until it ingests enough colostrum to give it protection against several bacterial and viral infections. The ...

Colostrum, the first milk produced by the mammary gland after calving, is rich in immunoglobulins (antibodies), growth factors, and several other nutrients and compounds that promote calf health. It ...